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Study NCT ID: NCT00582959
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2014-02-06
First Post: 2007-12-20
Is NOT Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Feasibility Study of Cone Beam Imaging for Radiation Therapy Treatment Verification
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Study Overview

Official Title: Feasibility Study of Cone Beam Imaging for Radiation Therapy Treatment Verification
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2014-02
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to test a new technology for obtaining x-ray images of your treatment fields when you are positioned on the treatment machine, to determine whether this new system is as reliable and easy to use as conventional systems.. These so-called portal images are normally taken on a weekly basis, prior to your radiation treatment. The new portal imaging system to be tested is designed to produce better quality images than are currently achievable, but with no additional dose or added treatment time.
Detailed Description: The objective of this proposal is to test the clinical practicality of a new technology; cone beam imaging, for verification of treatment set up accuracy of cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. Currently, treatment accuracy is checked via use of 2-dimensional projection x-rays taken with the megavoltage treatment beam and electronic portal imaging devices (EPID). Typically 2 orthogonal portal images are obtained to confirm patient positioning accuracy. This method of treatment verification, however, usually provides images of poor quality and lacks true 3D information, thus making it difficult for the radiation oncologist to definitively confirm treatment accuracy. New generation EPIDs are capable of obtaining higher quality images at significantly lower imaging doses. Thus, for the same total imaging dose new generation EPIDs permit acquisition of many projection images rather than just 2 or 3. The combination of more images and higher quality images should permit more definitive assessment of treatment accuracy. We propose here to test the clinical practicality and reliability of a new prototype portal imaging system.

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Secondary ID Infos

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NCI CA59017 None None View